Since Lv Zhexiong was still stabilizing her dramatically increased cultivation, Chen Kuang had to remain motionless, waiting for her to awaken.

As the Daoist Nun opened her eyes, she first felt the joy of her cultivation being fulfilled, and was about to share it with Chen Kuang, when at the slightest movement she let out a muffled groan and collapsed directly into Chen Kuang’s arms.

Then she heard Chen Kuang’s deep laughter, and immediately felt so embarrassed that she dared not lift her head.

Chen Kuang supported her, separating the two, and briefly tidied up his clothing, then looked at Lv Zhexiong, who had returned to her Daoist appearance albeit unable to hide the charming blush at the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile:

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, your cultivation has advanced, bringing you a step closer to the Dao."

When Lv Zhexiong turned around, having initially worn a shy smile, she froze upon hearing his words, a trace of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

The complaints she was about to voice suddenly seemed overly intimate and untimely.

She steadied her Heart Spirit, sighed inwardly, and managed to maintain a smile on her lips, although the shyness had completely vanished:

"It seems Tongjun has gained quite a lot too."

Although Lv Zhexiong hadn’t witnessed those phenomena firsthand, the person causing three Dao paths to resonate simultaneously had been close to her, making her the person who felt it most deeply.

The Dao was beside her, like a massive bell and huge drum, with golden and jade sounds, deafening and soul-stirring.

Despite her superficial understanding, Lv Zhexiong was deeply shaken and realized the gap in cultivation between herself and her counterpart.

Indeed, she relied on dual cultivation with the counterpart to reach her current cultivation state, so why should she be happy?

Recalling the words of the old Daoist riding a green deer, Lv Zhexiong’s heart once again steeled with determination.

The Mystic God Daoist Sect... this was her only chance.

The Daoist Nun, who had always been cautious and had almost resigned herself before choosing seclusion, experienced a renewed obsession with cultivation desire for the second time.

The first time was on the day she heard incoherent zither music from afar in the newly built Taoist shrine...

At this moment, a touch of ambition sprouted in her heart, unwilling to merely stumble along behind this man like a toddler learning to walk, only to be observed by him with a comforting gaze.

She yearned for equal confrontation, to stand beside him.

Lv Zhexiong looked at Chen Kuang, her gaze landing on the Fog Flower Forging that covered his eyes.

Even during their dual cultivation, he had never removed this blindfold of concealment, nor had he shared his true name.

In other words, even by mortal standards, they already shared the closest of relationships, yet Lv Zhexiong knew neither his name nor his appearance...

The Daoist Nun bit her lip, and ultimately spoke out of discontent, asking:

"Could I... see Tongjun’s appearance?"

Chen Kuang hesitated and touched the Fog Flower Forging covering his eyes, but still shook his head and said:

"For some uncontrollable reasons, I cannot reveal my true identity to anyone, and hope Fellow Daoist understands."

While saying this, Chen Kuang felt a bit sheepish.

Since his arrival was too sudden, Xi Mengquan had seen his appearance, and he had given up trying to hide it thereafter.

But aside from Xi Mengquan, no one else had seen his true face indeed.

However, to avoid creating too large a butterfly effect, Chen Kuang could only proceed like this.

Even if Lv Zhexiong were to resent him because of this, he could only bear it...

Chen Kuang now somewhat understood that the despicable man Jiang Yunqing mentioned as the reason Lv Zhexiong had distanced herself from men over the years was most likely himself.

But there’s no other solution...

Having received her answer, Lv Zhexiong looked at him, and unexpectedly, instead of becoming angry, she blossomed into an exceptionally bright smile:

"Tongjun has his troubles, it is I who have been presumptuous."

She picked up the sachet previously placed on the table and handed it to Chen Kuang, saying:

"This wondrous Spiritual Treasure, named ’Heart-Clearing’, can concentrate and compose the mind. I bought it with some previous savings as... a parting gift."

Chen Kuang was taken aback and said, "Are you leaving?"

Lv Zhexiong nodded, her voice gentle yet her gaze exceptionally firm:

"I’m going to the Mystic God Daoist Sect."

Heaven had offered multiple shortcuts: appearance, cultivation technique, constitution... urging her to depend on a man to live, yet she was reluctant to accept fate.

Lv Zhexiong made the decision this moment; she could prove the Dao without relying on dual cultivation!

The wheel of destiny began to turn... this thought flashed through Chen Kuang’s mind.

For Daqi and the future Mystic God Daoist Sect, this moment was likely indeed the beginning of destiny.

Chen Kuang broke into a smile, intending to speak, but felt Lv Zhexiong’s aura suddenly surge, with Spiritual Qi around crazily gathering towards her, casting him in bewilderment.

After the Daoist Nun’s aura stabilized, Chen Kuang instantly detected that she had condensed Divine Sense, opening her Sea of Consciousness.

Lv Zhexiong had instantly attained enlightenment in that moment, coupled with her previous cultivation at Twelfth Floor of Tower Climbing Perfection, breaking through directly to Sea Breaking Realm!

Chen Kuang and Lv Zhexiong exchanged glances, the latter hesitantly said:

"This... is enlightenment?"

She had always trained step by step, never experiencing such a genius’s journey.

Chen Kuang laughed, bowing: "Indeed, congratulations Fellow Daoist Lv, for advancing to Middle Three Grades."

Lv Zhexiong also laughed, her heart feeling remarkably open and free.

How a single thought could lead to a vast sky!

She picked up her sword and duster, saying: "I originally came to find Tongjun to bid farewell this time; given the time, it’s about time... I should be leaving."

Chen Kuang opened the door, seeing her out: "Then... let’s part ways here."

Lv Zhexiong walked to the door, turned back to look at Chen Kuang, and whispered: "I was glad Tongjun agreed to dual cultivate with me."

Chen Kuang, speechless, said: "With your constitution along with cultivation technique, without this, the path would be too difficult... and moreover, it was me who benefited."

Indeed, it was merely out of pity... Lv Zhexiong shook her head, took a deep breath, and said with burning eyes:

"I did not do this to enhance my cultivation or for future Dao paths to join you on the Yin-Yang Dao."

"It is merely because... this person is you, nothing more."

"I have resolved to seal ’The Phoenix Canon’, and will not use it anymore."

Lv Zhexiong summoned her courage, spoke candidly, then spun around immediately and flew away in a beam of light.

Leaving Chen Kuang alone to stand in stunned silence, and after quite some time, he helplessly picked up the sachet to rub it for a moment, which still carried the unique faint orchid fragrance from Lv Zhexiong.

Four words were embroidered on the sachet.

"A Heart for You."

Chen Kuang murmured: "You do not know..."

Things have truly become unclear...

"Sigh."

Chen Kuang looked skyward and sighed.

Without ’The Phoenix Canon’... no wonder, no wonder the cultivation technique was so effective, yet Lv Zhexiong took eight hundred years to prove the Dao when her lifespan was nearing its end.

She was never lacking in talent.

She was just unwilling...

Chen Kuang stowed away the cherished sachet and composed his expression.

The Killer Sword within his mind continually tremors, since the resonance with the Time-Space Dao a while ago, it has incessantly pointed to a certain location, emitting a humming sound.

The Time-Space Dao he possessed was merely part of the true Dao.

The direction indicated by the Killer Sword was another part.

If he could unite these two as one, Chen Kuang would have the chance to see the river of time once more.

Chen Kuang knew where that place was—

Directly to the east, Void Mountain.

The final resting place of a great adept not far from Canliao Realm, the Half-Step Ascension Sword Saint, the pinnacle of Sword Dao under the heavens!